DjGubkafish's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Magmoor Caverns remix]

Were you inspired by Soul Reaver by any chance?

It reminds me ambient music inside citadel .

Although you made it too uplifting and electronic parts felt out of place for me .

I think you should try to keep it one genre

ApprenticeBlacksmith responds:

For me this was more of a test of trying to remake something by just using my ears.

Actually I was first trying to make a Soul Reaver Legacy of Kain main theme or something else from it :)
Were just lil bit too complicated.

I am actually making atm more cinematic and much less messy versio out of this.

Thank you for your review!

[Acuity]

I think you should progress music faster . 50 seconds with same pattern is too long .

Piano was too much in background and didn't harmonize well . Perhaps lounder electric analog would be better .

Overall it needs more variations .

DJ-Infinity responds:

All fair observations, particularly about the piano which I didn't want to have punch through too much of; nor become lost in; everything else, so I tried for a middle ground.

Faster progression, I somewhat agree: I recall being advised that one should get to the good bit within 30 to 60 seconds, but perhaps sooner rather than later is the better option?

As for more variations, I would say that I wanted to keep things fairly simple and consistent, although maybe I took the risk of being closer to the boundary of boring this time.

Whether or not the aspects you mentioned are a matter of taste, it's good to read what someone else thinks, as it keeps me on my toes a bit. Thank you :)

[My name is Jupiter]

very nice melody . Makes my booty shake

Lalalo14 responds:

Haha thanks ! :D

[The Gentlemens Cloak full]

Very swagy . Could be song fro sonic game .

Pretty good overall can't critique much .

killapickle1 responds:

Thank you very much :)

[Deadly Stealth]

You did a good job combining many instruments into something melodic .

I like the electronic brakes a lot .

Good stuff

DanJohansen responds:

Preciate the feedback dude!

[- Tomorrow -]

Its good that you tried to add many patterns and transitions but it feels inconsistent .

I think choices of vsts could be better because harmonies don't work very well .

Also you should have build the melody into something faster toward teh middle .

Track is 7 minutes and you did like 4 builds up .

I think you have the right idea just need to be more mindful of progression and harmony .

[Lavendar]

It feels like the hole melody is in the background . It does sound pretty chill .

I like the use of pads . Almost ambient approach

Although I would prefer if you made like a trance pattern in the middle with something more aggressive .

AxTekk responds:

Ahhh yeah, I made this with a vocalist in mind. Dude chickened out, but I'm gonna get someone else to lay some singing over the top, so if it sounds a little empty that's kinda why.

Glad you're feeling the ambient approach! I normally do make much more aggressive EDM, but lately I've just wanted to make stuff that's more peaceful and sexual. Want to explore different possibilities, try making the kinda songs you can curl up inside of and feel comfortable in, ya dig?

[The City's Ghosts (Original)]

I like the voice .

It seems like peachy is running out of breath though .

Maybe slow down the melody or design the lyrics around the parts where she have to talk fast .

Jabicho responds:

Thanks! It means a lot, We'll check it out :)

[Stereo Madness 2]

There isn't much wrong with this . I like the uplifting melody and the use of drums .

Although maybe when you do your faster melody add another different pattern right behind it .

ForeverBound responds:

Thank u, for the comments :)

[Mushroom Valley Zone (remake)]

It feels like there is a missing lair of music .

I suggest adding another lair of consistent bass in background so music sounds dynamic .

Otherwise it feels unfinished . Credit to you if you remade this without midi to begin though .

DigitalDuck responds:

Thanks! I usually work from scratch, as it's easy enough to transcribe, and I've had bad experiences with MIDIs that are just... awful, with completely wrong notes in them. Sometimes I start with a MIDI base (certainly a few in S3K I have done), but even then I rewrite parts I'm not happy with.

As for any missing layer; I think it sounds fine as is, but if I ever try this again I'll see if I can add to it to fix that issue.